Hugh Geller Named Landmark Senior Scholar Athlete
Hugh Geller Named Landmark Senior Scholar Athlete
TOWSON, Md. – The Landmark Conference selects 20 senior scholar athletes each year to recognize the top student-athlete in each sport based on academics and athletics.
The honorees must have a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.20 and are selected by a committee of Landmark Conference officers, athletics directors, and sports information directors. Chosen at the end of each sport season, the first six honorees will be announced over the next two weeks.
Goucher College's Hugh Geller has been named the Men's Cross Country Senior Scholar Athlete. He is a three-year member of the cross country team having studied abroad during his junior year. Geller has shaved nearly three and a half minutes from his personal best 8,000 meter time over the last three years. Last month, he finished a career-best 23rd at the Landmark Championships.
Geller served as team captain for the Gophers this season and earned Landmark All-Sportsmanship honors for his efforts. He also competes for the Goucher track and field team and ran cross country at Oxford last year while studying abroad.
In the classroom, Geller has earned a 3.81 cumulative grade point average while majoring in mathematics. He has been named to the Landmark Honor Roll four times and in 2011 he was a member of the Landmark All-Academic team. He has received a number of scholarships and awards during his time at Goucher.
Geller is president of the Math and Computer Science Club and currently serves as the student liaison for the Goucher Board of Trustees Development Alumnae/i Affairs Committee. He has served as a supplemental instructor since 2011 and also works in the Goucher Office of International Studies. While studying at Oxford, Geller earned a 3.98 grade point average and completed 50 credits. Additionally, he has performed in the Goucher dance production (ballet or modern) every semester.
2013 Landmark Fall Senior Scholar Athletes
Women's Cross Country – Kathryn Walker, Goucher
Field Hockey – Emma Dahmus, Juniata
Men's Soccer – Gary Poulin, USMMA
Women's Soccer – Kelsy McAnelly, Scranton
Volleyball – Bridget Kulesh, Catholic
Men's Cross Country – Hugh Geller, Goucher
Landmark Senior Scholar Athlete Archive